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Ballarat Open and Graded - Saturday 30th May

Play Starts at 9am with Mixed Doubles, followed by Singles and Doubles. To view the draws click here.

Tara Pilven winner of the 2009 Australasian Under 17 Girls Singles Championship

To view all the tournament match results
please click here.

Eddie Hung (WA) winner of the Val Nesbitt Trophy for sportmanship.

Mrs June Bevan presenting the the June Bevan Teams Event Trophy to Jason Leung of Northern New Zealand 1

Local Player on Front Page of the Sport.
February 19, 2009
Year 9 Ballarat Clarendon & College student Beth Smith has been featured on the front page of todays Ballarat Courier Sports section.
Beth is a member of the UB WestVic Academy of Sport and National JumpSmash programs based out of the Ballarat Badminton Stadium. To read the full article please click here.

Stephen Weightman & Mitch Gervasoni

Latest News
	Upcoming BBA Events March 2, 2010 BBA has some big events coming up in the next few weeks. Between 10am and 2pm on Sunday March 14th BBA will be opening its doors for a Free Come & Try Day. This is a great opportunity to introduce your friends and family to the game of badminton. No experience is necessary. All equipment will be supplied free of charge. Sunday March 28th is the Ballarat Open & Graded Tournament and on the 10th and 11th of April BBA will be hosting its annual Veterans Tournament. For more information on any of these events please contact the stadium on 5339 4601 or by emailing ballbadminton@hotkey.net.au
Pilven Qualifies for Youth Olympics March 2, 2010 UB WestVic Academy badminton athlete Tara Pilven has qualified for the 2010 Youth Olympic Games to be held in Singapore in August. Pilven won the right to be Australia’s female singles representative by winning the Junior Women’s Singles at the Oceania Championships in Invercargill, New Zealand on Saturday. The championships included players from Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, New Caledonia and Tahiti. For the full article and results please follow this link
		Australia Win Oceania Thomas & Uber Cup Preliminaries March 2, 2010 Ballarat's Stuart Brehaut and Rhonda Cator have been part of Australia's successful campaign to claim the Oceania place for the Thomas & Uber Cup Finals to be held in Malaysia in May. To see the full list of results from the teams and individual championships please click on the links below. Oceania Thomas & Uber Cup Preliminaries Robson Shield - Oceania Team Championships 2010 Oceania Individual Championships
	Junior Tournament Entry Lists & Draws Available Online February 25, 2010 BBA's Under 11, 13, 15, 17 & 19 tournament will start with mixed doubles to be followed by singles and then doubles. Matches will be called at 8:50am. Although we can not guarantee the starting time for singles matches we would greatly appreciate if players not playing mixed would report to the stadium by 10:30am.
Draws and results are available online here. Under 11 girls doubles & Under 13 boys doubles will be played using the alternating doubles system. This means every player, plays each match with a different partner and opposition. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact us at the stadium.
BBA Come & Try Day February, 2010 BBA will be hosting a come and try day on Sunday March 14th. This is a great opportunity to invite your family, friends and work colleagues to come along and try badminton. The stadium will be open from 10am til 2pm. All equipment and a BBQ lunch will be provided free of charge.
	Updated 2010 BBA Calendar February, 2010 BBA has a busy year ahead. To see an updated calendar of events please click on the link on the right of the page or here. More events, information and entry forms will be added to the calendar in the near future.
BBA Christmas / New Year Opening Hours December 4th, 2009 The stadium will be closed from December 19th to January 10th for the Christmas break and from January 16th to 26th for the resurfacing of courts. To view the stadiums opening hours please click here. Senior pennant competition will commence the week of February 1st and junior pennant competition on Thursday February 11th.
	2010 Summer Junior Development & Training Camps November 13, 2009 Once again BBA will be running junior badminton training camps during the January School Holidays. The Development Training Camp is suitable for beginners and young developing players. The Summer Training Camp is aimed at junior players with more playing experience. For more information on the camps please contact Rhonda at the stadium on 5339 4601.
		Come & Try Days October 9, 2009 In the next few weeks BBA will be hosting a series of come and try days for different Ballarat based community groups. These are a great way for the Association to promote it's facilities while giving groups an opportunity for fun and social sport. The stadium will be open on Saturday November 7th & 14th for casual court hire. For more information please contact the stadium.
Groups wishing to use the stadium can have access to the stadium's equipment, courts and BBQ. If you are part of a community, sporting, social or school group that would like to use the stadium's facilities please contact the stadium to discuss the possibilities.
BBA Trivia Night - Friday October 23rd. October 9, 2009 BBA will be hosting a Trivia Night as the Associations main 2009 fundraiser on Friday October 23rd. Tickets are $15 per person for tables of up to 10 people and can be booked through the BBA office. The top 3 winning teams will receive Rebel Sports vouchers. The cost is $15 per ticket and it is BYO supper. Drinks can be purchased at the bar. No BYO drinks sorry. Memorabilia will be auctioned off during the evening. More info
	National Title for Ballarat's Natasha David October 5, 2009 UB WestVic Academy badminton athlete Natasha David has won the 2009 Australian Under 15 Girls Doubles Title. David partnered Melbourne’s Gronya Somerville, her Victoria 2 team mate in the Championships, to defeat Victoria 1 pair and number 2 seeds Vinning Mak and Natasha Sharp in the final 13-21, 21-16, 21-11. Full press release. .
Badminton Birthday Parties September 17, 2009 Looking for a venue for your child's next birthday party? Want to try something a little different? Why not celebrate at the Ballarat Badminton Stadium. We offer fun activities and games with a qualified instructor and your own private party room. To learn more please click here or contact Rhonda at the stadium. .
	University of Ballarat International Students Come & Try Day September 14, 2009 On Thursday the 24th of September BBA will be opening its doors to welcome members of the University of Ballarat's International Students Group. This is a wonderful opportunity for the Association to showcase the sport and the stadiums facilities with a introduction to badminton and a BBQ lunch. If you are involved in a community, youth, school, kindergarden, sporting, social group or club and would like to use the stadiums facilities please contact Rhonda at the stadium on 5339 4601. .
BBA September Newsletter September 13, 2009 There has been a lot happening around Ken Kay stadium in the last few months. To read all about the Ballarat Badminton Association news, recent and upcoming events please have a look at the BBA September Newsletter.
	BBA Trivia Night - Friday October 23rd. September 13 , 2009 BBA will be hosting a Trivia Night as the Associations main 2009 fundraiser on Friday October 23rd. Tickets are $15 per person for tables of up to 10 and can be booked through the BBA office. The top 3 winning teams will receive Rebel Sports vouchers. The cost is $15 per ticket and it is BYO supper. Drinks can be purchased at the bar. No BYO drinks sorry. Memorabilia will be auctioned off during the evening. More info
Junior Tournament Entry Lists & Draws Available Online September 10 , 2009 BBA's Under 11, 13, 15, 17 & 19 tournament will start at 9am with mixed doubles to be followed by singles and then doubles. Although we can not guarantee the starting time for singles matches we would greatly appreciate if players not playing mixed would report to the stadium by 10:30am.
Draws and results are available online here. Under 11 girls & boys doubles will be played using the alternating doubles system. This means every player, plays a total of 4 matches each match with a different partner and opposition. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact us at the stadium. .
	Footy Colours Day - Friday 18th September 2009 August 27, 2009 Support footy colours day and help young Australians fight cancer. 6pm BBQ dinner at the Ken Kay stadium. Gold coin donation. For more information on footy colours day please visit the website at http://footycoloursday.com.au
UB WestVic Pair selected for National Team. August 17, 2009 UB WestVic Academy badminton athletes Nathan David and Tara Pilven have capped off an excellent tournament season with selection in the Australian Under 19 Team to compete in the World Junior Championships in Malaysia in October. Full press release.
	2009 September Under 11, 13, 15, 17 & 19 Junior Tournament August 7, 2009 BBA will be running a junior tournament on Sunday September 12th. We are currently accepting entries in Under 11, 13, 15, 17 & 19. Please note players can only play in one age group. We will attempt to make all age groups round robin to ensure players have a reasonable number of matches. To view an entry form please click here. Entries close on September 4th. All player lists, draws & results will be made available here.
		Under 15 State Title Results August, 2009 To view the full results from the 2009 Vic Under 15 State Titles held at MSAC on August 9th please click here.
2009 Yonex Australian Open Grand Prix July 20, 2009 Australia's largest badminton event of the year will be kicking off at 1pm on Wednesday July 22nd at MSAC. To see a full list of players and matches please click here. This will be a wonderful opportunity to see top quality badminton. Tickets are available from the Badminton Victoria website at www.badmintonvic.com.au . Held in conjunction with the Grand Prix will be the 2009 Yonex Australian Junior Championships. To follow all of these events please click here.
	Term 3 Primary School Competition July 20, 2009 The next season of BBA's Primary school badminton will start this Wednesday July 22nd at 4:15pm. Draws are now available. For more information please click here.
CP Maddern Results Please click here to follow the results of the Australasian Under 19 Championships being held in Bendigo this week.
July 12th Disability Come & Try Day Ballarat Badminton Association will be hosting a Disability Come and Try Day on Sunday July 12th from 1-3pm. The day is designed as a fun and relaxed introduction to badminton. No experience or equipment is required and the event is free. For more info please click here or contact the stadium on 5339 4601
	Pennant Finals are Here
	Monday 15th June
	Senior Pennant Finals begin this week, Monday 15th June, with all Grand Finals beginning Monday 22nd June. In A Grade, Poo Shooters play Big Guys while Stingers play Limited Edition. B Grade sees Ladder leaders Latitude 88 play Congoes and Singh's v Racketeers. Razza's v Mayhem and The Aggots v Monday Nights make up the C Grade Finals.
	To view the draws please click here.
BBA May Newsletter -To view click here.
Ballarat Open and Graded - Saturday 30th May
Play Starts at 9am with Mixed Doubles, followed by Singles and Doubles. To view the draws click here.

	Ballarat Player Wins Under 17 Australasian Championships Girls Singles Title Monday April 20th Ballarat UB WestVic Academy of Sport Athlete Tara Pilven has claimed the 2009 Australasian Under 17 Championship in Ballarat this weekend. It is the first win for a Ballarat player in many years. Pilven defeated Louisa Ma of Victoria 21- 17, 16-21, 22-20.
Tara Pilven winner of the 2009 Australasian Under 17 Girls Singles Championship	To view all the tournament match results please click here.		Eddie Hung (WA) winner of the Val Nesbitt Trophy for sportmanship.

		Finals day is here. Friday April 17th Starting from 11am on Saturday April 18th will be the finals for both the main draw and plate events of the Australasian Under 17 Championships.
The order of play will be girls singles to be followed by boys doubles, girls doubles, boys singles and mixed doubles. To see all the draws and match results please click here.
And the 2009 June Bevan Trophy Results are in...
		Playoff for 1st & 2nd Northern NZ 1 10 matches, 24 games, 721 defeated Victoria Rebels 6 matches, 15 games, 719 points Playoff for 3rd & 4th Victoria Demons 8 matches, 19 games, 700 points defeated NSW Thunder 8 matches, 19 games, 685 points Playoff for 5th & 6th Northern NZ 2 12 matches, 24 games, 662 points defeated Mainland NZ 4 matches, 11 games, 554 points Playoff for 7th & 8th NSW Lightning 10 matches, 23 games, 740 points defeated Central NZ 1 6 matches, 16 games, 681 points Playoff for 9th & 10th Western Australia 8 matches, 19 games, 645 points defeated Northern NZ 3 8 matches, 17 games, 636 points Playoff for 11th & 12th South Australia 13 matches, 27 games, 701 points defeated Tasmania 3 matches, 8 games, 563 points
Mrs June Bevan presenting the the June Bevan Teams Event Trophy to Jason Leung of Northern New Zealand 1
		13th Place - Victoria Titans 14th Place - Queensland 15th Place - Central NZ 2 16th Place - WA Geraldton 17th Place - The Territory Allsorts For the full results please click here.

		June Bevan Trophy & Australasian Under 17 Championships April 8th, 2009 Draws & results will be updated regularily during the event. To follow the progress of matches please follow the links below. June Bevan Trophy Teams Event Draws & Results. Under 17 Australasian Individual Championships.
Ballarat Ready for Australasian Influx April 7th, 2009 The Ballarat Badminton Stadium is preparing for an influx of Australia and New Zealand's best junior Badminton players over the Easter holiday period. Ballarat will once again be host to the June Bevan Trophy and the Australasian Under 17 Championships, an 8 day tournament to determine the regions best team and individual players.
Ballarat will be well represented in the event with 7 UB WestVic Academy of Sport athletes competing in the Championships. Play for the June Bevan Trophy begins on Saturday April 11th at 8:30am and the Under 17 Australasian Championships begins on Wednesday April 15th at 10am. << full press release>>
	Indian Community Come & Try Social Night. April 7th, 2009 Over the last couple of months Ballarat Badminton Association has run a series of come and try days and nights for various community groups. Each of these sessions has been organised as a relaxed and social introduction to badminton with participants rangeing in age from 18 months through to 82 years.
The latest event was a family social night for Ballarats Indian Community held on Monday April 6th. 45 members of Ballarat Indian Community enjoyed a hit of badminton before sharing a BBQ tea. If you are involved in a cultural, school, kindergarden, or community group that would like to use the stadiums facilities for a social night or day please contact the stadium.
April a Huge Month for BBA March 31st 2009 BBA has a big program of events coming up in April. Due to the June Bevan Trophy and Australasian Under 17 Championships, Ken Kay Badminton Stadium will be closed for court hire from Friday April 10th til Monday April 20th. To view the opening hours for April please click here.
Ballarat Veterans Tournament		Sat April 4th - Sun April 5th	Draws
June Bevan Trophy & Australasian Under 17 Championships		Fri April 10th - Sat April 18th
Primary School Clinics		Tues April 21st - Fri May 1st.

	Over 1000 Students to Participate in April Badminton Clinics. March 31st, 2009 Each year BBA offers free clinics to Ballarat and district primary schools. This year over one thousand students will participate in the 2 week program. There is still sessions available. If you would like your school to be involved please contact the stadium.
		June Bevan Trophy Teams Event Draw Released March 10, 2009 The 2009 June Bevan Trophy teams event will be starting at 8:30am on Saturday April 11th. Due to the large number of team entries 3 rounds of play have been scheduled for Day 1. Teams will not be playing in more than 2 rounds per day. To view the full teams event schedule as a pdf please click here. To view the online draw and results please click here. Please note: entries for the Australiasian Under 17 Individual Championships close this Thursday March 12th.
39th Annual Ballarat Antique Fair March 4, 2009 Ballarat Badminton Stadium will be the host venue for the 2009 Ballarat Antique Fair. The stadium will be closed from Wednesday March 4th at 10pm through til 4pm on Tuesday March 10th. For more information on the Ballarat Antique Fair including opening hours and ticket prices please visit www.ballaratantiquefair.com.au BBA badminton competitons will resume on Tuesday March 10th.
	Premiers Active Families Challenge February 20, 2009 Between March 8th and April 19th Victorian families are being challenged to exercise for 30 minutes each day. As part of this program BBA will be hosting a come and try day on Sunday March 22nd. This is a great opportunity to invite your family, friends and work colleagues to come along and try badminton. You don't need to sign up for the challenge just come in and enjoy the opportunity for a free morning of badminton. The stadium will be open from 10am til 1pm. All equipment and a BBQ lunch will be provided free of charge. For more information on the Premiers Active Challenge please visit the Go For Your Life website

Local Player on Front Page of the Sport. February 19, 2009 Year 9 Ballarat Clarendon & College student Beth Smith has been featured on the front page of todays Ballarat Courier Sports section. Beth is a member of the UB WestVic Academy of Sport and National JumpSmash programs based out of the Ballarat Badminton Stadium. To read the full article please click here.

The Draws Are Up. February 11, 2009 Draws for this weekends junior tournament can now be viewed at http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/tournament.aspx?id=25955 We have tried to allow a reasonable amount of matches for all players. Under 11 boys and girls doubles will be played using a rotating partner draw (each player will play with and against every other player in a doubles match). The 2 players with the best results will receive a winner’s trophy and the next 2 players will receive runners up trophies. Due to the large number of entries across 4 age groups we are looking forward to a busy day. Play will start promptly at 9am with mixed doubles to be followed by singles and then doubles. We would appreciate if players not entered in mixed could report to match control by 10:30am. Those players who are yet to pay entry fees will need to do so before the start of play.
UB WestVic perform well in National Under 13 Series February, 2009 UB WestVic Athletes Stephen Weightman, Mitch Gervasoni, Alice Lorincz, Keely McGibbon and Tylah Bruhn recently competed in the Australian Under 13 Series. Mitch Gervasoni dominated the Individual event by winning the Boys Doubles and reaching the semi finals in the Singles. In another win for the UB WestVic Academy Athletes, Stephen Weightman was awarded the Sportsmanship Trophy exhibiting the highest standards of sportsmanship, personality, court demeanor, player ability, determination and appearance. Full press release Interstate U13 Series Results Regional Teams Event Results Individuals Draws & Results
			Stephen Weightman & Mitch Gervasoni
		17 teams entered in June Bevan Trophy Teams Event. February 11, 2009 Entries have now closed for the 2009 June Bevan Trophy teams event. Australian entries - NSW Thunder, NSW Lightning, Victoria Demons, Victoria Rebels, Victoria Titans, Queensland, Northern Territory, Western Australia, Western Australia Geraldton, Tasmania and South Australia.
New Zealand entries – Central New Zealand 1, Central New Zealand 2, Mainland New Zealand, Northern New Zealand 1, Northern New Zealand 2 and Northern New Zealand 3.
Ballarat Junior Under11, 13, 15, 17 & 19 Junior Tournament February 5, 2009 We are still experiences problems with our email and in an effort to make sure we have not missed any player entries we have published the player lists online at http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/tournament.aspx?id=25955 . To view the player lists click on the 'player' tab. ** Please note players can only enter one age group. This excludes players from playing singles in one age group and mixed in another. Any players who have requesting two age groups on their entry form can contact us via fax or phone to amend their entry. We apologise for any inconvenience.
Email Difficulties. February 2, 2009 BBA's email provider has been having some technical difficulties and as a result BBA has not been able to access emails since Saturday January 31st. Hopefully we will have email access again by Thursday morning. We appreciate your patience.
	BBA 2009 Senior Pennant Competition. January, 2009 Senior pennant season draws and ladders are now available at http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/tournament.aspx?id=27082


BBA 2009 Elite Player Scheme.
December 1, 2008 As an incentive and reward, those members who are selected to represent Victoria or Australia, will be eligible to receive financial assistance through the BBA Elite Player Scheme. In 2009, the Ballarat Badminton Association will provide a total of $1000 in grants. This pool of money will be divided amongst the successful applicants. Applications must be received by November 1st of each year, and will be awarded at the BBA AGM. For information about the 2009 Elite player scheme please click here.
BBA Multicultural Come and Try Day.
November 13, 2008
	BBA, Badminton Victoria, VicHealth and the Center for Multicultural Youth are working together to run a Multicultural Come and Try Day at the Ballarat Badminton Stadium on Friday November 28th. The day is aimed at migrants and new arrivals to the Ballarat community. Participants will be provided with free court hire and coaching and a BBQ lunch. For more information please contact the stadium.
Ballarat to Host 2009 June Bevan Trophy and Under 17 Australasian Championships.
October 31, 2008
Ballarat Badminton Association will once again be hosting the Under 17 Australasian Championships. Kicking off on April 10th (Good Friday) the 10 day event will attract teams from across Australia and New Zealand. Entry forms for the June Bevan Trophy teams events are now available. To view an entry form please click here. If you would like to be emailed any future newsletters regarding this event please contact us at the stadium.
Junior Pennant season to start on October 9th.
August 8, 2008
Ballarat Badminton Associations junior pennant summer season will be starting on October 9th. Any players interested in playing should contact the stadium on 5339 4601 or download the entry form and email or fax it to the stadium.
	BBA Under 13, 15, 17 & 21 Junior Tournament - Sunday September 21st
	August 28, 2008
	Ballarat Badminton Association has announced it will be hosting a junior tournament on Sunday September 21st. The event will feature Under 13, 15, 17 & 21 agegroups and is sure to attract players aiming to gain extra match practice in the lead up to the Val Nesbitt Under 15 carnival scheduled for October 1-5th.
Ballarat Goes Live to the World
The 2008 KLRC Australian International will be the first tournament in Oceania to feature the internet based “Live Scoring”, making Ballarat Badminton the leader in badminton tournament technology for the region. Live Scoring opens up Ballarat to the world, with anyone with internet access be able to view the score of any matches being played as they happen at the Ken Kay Badminton Stadium.

Record entries for 2008 KLRC Australian International
KLRC	The 2008 KLRC Australian International and Australian Junior International has attracted over 170 players from Malaysia, Korea, Indonesia, Denmark, Japan, Philippines, England, Samoa, Chinese-Taipei, New Zealand, Scotland, Austria, Egypt, Mexico, Singapore as well as our very own Australian Olympic Team and
Australian National Squad Members. A great highlight of the event will be the return of Malaysia's World Number 1 Mens Doubles pair of Cheah Soon Kit and Ong Beng Teong, who led Malaysia to a win in the Thomas Cup. Cheah Soon Kit also has an Olympic Silver Medal in his very impressive trophy cabinet.
The World's number 16 Mixed Doubles pair from Chinese Taipei will also be competing, as well as Mens Singles world number 18, Sairul Ayob and number 23 Lee Tsuen Seng from Malaysia.
To view the draws please visit www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/tournament.aspx?id=21001
Times of play:
Tuesday July 22:	6:30pm	Australia's Olympic Team v Malaysia's KLRC All Stars
Thursday July 24:	9am onwards	Preliminary Rounds in Mens Singles, Women's Singles, Mens Doubles, Women's Doubles and Mixed Doubles
Friday July 25:	9am onwards	Round of 32 and 16 of KLRC Australian International and Australian Junior International
Saturday July 26:	10am	Quarter and Semi Finals
Sunday July 27:	10am	Championship Finals
Admission is free so make sure you pass this info onto any persons who might be interested in seeing the World's best on their own doorstep.
Previous Ballarat Badminton Association Badminton Events
BBA hosts a variety of Junior & Senior Tournaments throughout the year to see the results of previous events and details of upcoming events please visit the tournament planner website .